Secret of the Three Cities An Introduction to Hindu Sakta Tantrism

9780226075709

ISBN:

0226075702

Pub Date: 1991Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Summary: The esoteric Hindu traditions of Tantrism have profoundly influenced the development of Indian thought and civilization. Emerging from elements of yoga and wisdom traditions, shamanism, alchemy, eroticism, and folklore, Tantrism began to affect brahmanical Hinduism in the ninth century. Nevertheless, Tantrism and its key historical figures have been ignored by scholars. This accessible work introduces the concepts an...d practices of Hindu Sakta Tantrism to all those interested in Hinduism and the comparative study of religion.

Brooks, Douglas R. is the author of Secret of the Three Cities An Introduction to Hindu Sakta Tantrism, published 1991 under ISBN 9780226075709 and 0226075702. Two hundred five Secret of the Three Cities An Introduction to Hindu Sakta Tantrism textbooks are available for sale on ValoreBooks.com, fifty used from the cheapest price of $30.00, or buy new starting at $30.00.[read more]